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West Virginia delegates to the DNC complete list

by: Carnacki

Mon Jun 16, 2008 at 16:53:56 PM EDT

From an email:

WV Democrats Elect National Convention Delegates and Presidential Electors
Charleston, W.Va. - Approximately two-thousand Democrats from every county in the state gathered for the State Democratic Convention this weekend. On the agenda was the election of eighteen Delegates and three alternates for the National Convention and five representatives for Presidential Electoral College.
"The elections were very spirited and competitive," said Chairman Nick Casey. "Good attendance and competition are signs of a healthy Party." This year was the first time WV Democrats elected their National Convention Delegates at the State Convention. On April 12, 2008 around five-thousand Democrats met in County Conventions to elect the 1,536 representatives for the State Convention.
Presidential Electoral College representatives elected:
1st Congressional District - Oce Smith, Marion County
2nd Congressional District - Virginia Graf, Jefferson County
3rd Congressional District - Rick Staton, Wyoming County
At-large - Ken Hechler, Kanawha County
At-large - J. Franklin Long, Mercer County
National Convention Delegates (allotment by Presidential candidate was determined by vote of the people in the primary):
1st CD
- Jean Grapes, Wood County (Clinton)
- Marge Burke, Gilmer County (Clinton)
- Caprice Roberts, Monongalia County (Obama)
- Walt Auvil, Wood County (Clinton)
- Tim Miley, Harrison County (Clinton)
- Jon Blair Hunter, Monongalia County (Obama)
- Scott Sears, Marion County (Clinton-Alternate)
2nd CD
- Natalie Tennant, Kanawha County (Clinton)
- Karen Coria, Putnam County (Clinton)
- Pearl Reardon, Jefferson County (Obama)
- Erik Wells, Kanawha County (Clinton)
- Jim Humphreys, Kanawha County (Clinton)
- Stephen Skinner, Jefferson County (Obama)
- Meshea Poore, Kanawha County (Obama-Alternate)
3rd CD
- Mary Pearl Compton, Monroe County (Clinton)
- Audrey Love, Fayette County (Clinton)
- Corey Dennison, Cabell County (Clinton)
- Shirley Love, Fayette County (Clinton)
- Marshall Long, Mercer County (Clinton)
- Betty Cleckley, Cabell County (Obama)
- Cleo Matthews, Summers County (Clinton-Alternate)
National Convention At-Large Reps. (elected by the State Executive Committee):
Peter Cuffaro, Ohio County (unpledged)
Sue Hanshaw, Cabell County (Obama)
Charlene Marshall, Monongalia County (Obama)
Ted Hapney, Roane County (Obama)
Dusty Perdue, Marion County (Clinton)
Elaine Harris, Kanawha County (Clinton)
Trudy Puccio, Marion County (Clinton)
Debbie Carper, Kanawha County (Clinton)
Oshel Craigo, Kanawha County (Clinton)
Ellen Cappellanti, Kanawha County (Clinton)
Jeffrey Kessler, Marshall County (Clinton)
Scott King, Kanawha County (Obama-Alternate)
Shelby Leary, Monongalia County (Clinton-Alternate)

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Some of the names... (4.00 / 2)

I had the "privilege" of hearing Oce Smith (WV01 elector) introduce Charlotte Pritt (then-candidate for governor) at Wv Mountaineer Boys' State. The Sargent-at-Arms of the WV House of Delegates started the introduction by saying "I knew Charlotte back when she was a pretty little thing in the House of Delegates." I was livid and let Oce Smith and the administration of WVMBS know I was livid.

Then there's State Senator Jeff Kessler (D-Marshall). I literally got Jeff his job when Sen. Larry Weidebush died and Gov. Underwood filled his open seat with Mr. Kessler. It's a long story that I won't get into here that really does involve back-room deals. Suffice it to say, it was the worst mistake I ever made in my political career.

On the positive side, Presidential Electors Virginia Graf, Ken Hechler and J. Franklin Long are great choices.

When it comes to the delegates to the national convention Walt Auvil is a good progressive. Then there's the Tennant-Wells "supercouple." Pearl Reardon and Steve Skinner are good progressives from the eastern panhandle and Meshea Poore is an emerging young African-American woman in Kanawha county politics (she nearly took out Carrie Webster in the primary). I don't know much about anyone from the 3rd except Betty Cleckley. What an awesome woman.

I do question some of the at-large reps.

by: PDAWV @ Mon Jun 16, 2008 at 23:02:24 PM UTC

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